Question

English was adopted as the official language of British India in
(a) 1833
(b) 1835
(c) 1837
(d) 1839

Answer 1

The answer is Option B.

English was adopted as the official language of British India in 1835. This was done following the passing of the English Education Act in the same year.

After the Act was passed, various measures were adopted to enforce English as the language to be used in higher law courts and for administration in place of the Persian language till then. This eventually resulted in making English one of the key languages of the country and was no longer restricted to be the native language of its foreign rulers.